According to the current Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list, these are the 10 wealthiest people in the world as of May 2026:
- Elon Musk — Tesla, SpaceX
- Larry Page — Google
- Sergey Brin — Google
- Jeff Bezos — Amazon
- Larry Ellison — Oracle
- Mark Zuckerberg — Meta/Facebook
- Jensen Huang — NVIDIA
- Michael Dell — Dell Technologies
- Rob Walton — Walmart
- Jim Walton — Walmart
A few notable trends:
- Technology dominates the list, especially AI and internet companies.
- Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin climbed dramatically due to Alphabet’s growth.
- Elon Musk remains far ahead in the No. 1 position.
